What about the stepmother dressed as three villains?

Dabao asked calmly, "How many people are there in your family, and how many brothers does your father have? I don't know the specific situation of your family yet. If there is a younger uncle today, there won't be an uncle tomorrow, right?"

The little fat man was so heartless that he didn't hear Dabao's implication.

"My father is just a brother of my uncle. My uncle is a scholar, a scholar, and has a talent for reading. My father has always counted on him to be able to study well. He was sent to study at the Shanya University in Beijing before, which is amazing. Because of our uncle's identity as a juror, many of our family's businesses can be exempted from tax, and we have met many famous disciples in the capital. My father said that if I pass the Tongsheng exam in the future, my uncle will take me Go to the capital to study..."

The Jiang family was a little surprised. Uncle Mao, who dared to be so romantic and suave, was still a scholar.

Jiang Cheng took a piece of braised pork for the little fat man, and said enthusiastically, "Your uncle, how old is this year? Why haven't you married yet?"

The little fat man grinned and said, "Thank you grandma, my uncle is [-] this year, and my father has been wanting to say goodbye to him, and everyone is already a father, saying that there is no one in the uncle's house A person who knows the heat, but my uncle is not willing to marry, saying that he only wants to study...

My stepmother said behind my back that my brother-in-law had a high vision and looked down on girls from Shamen County. He went to the capital, and he was a well-known lady, and he didn't like him, a rich man with only a reputation as a scholar, so the marriage was not a problem. Yes, dragged on. "

Er Bao rarely agreed, "Your stepmother makes sense."

Jiang Cheng's expression was slightly disappointed, and the piece of meat that was about to be picked up by the little fat man was put into the bowl of his own baby instead.

Jiang Lianzhu looked at this scene, a little funny.

Changing the topic, "Go to school tomorrow. Have you finished all the winter homework assigned by the master? Did you check it? Be careful of being beaten by the master."

Immediately, the expressions of the boys became solemn.

After finishing the meal quickly, I went upstairs to catch up with homework.

In the past, Dabao was in the same class as them. If he didn't know how to do it, he could secretly learn from Dabao's homework.

Now that Dabao has been promoted to the calligraphy class, Erbao and Fatty are left to help each other. They are in the state of ants on a hot pot now, you can imagine for yourself.

***

Inside the palace, the Imperial Study Room.

Xuanhuang rubbed his forehead, blue veins protruded, and his expression was ugly, "You handled the case in Daliangzhou very well, have you dealt with the follow-up matters?"

Liao Jiu didn't answer, there was still a little eunuch waiting in the study.

Xuanhuang knew what he meant and sent Xiao Yuanzi down.

"The dark circles under your eyes are so serious, did you not go home to sleep well recently?"

Liao Jiu said lightly, "Weichen has never been able to sleep well, I'm used to it."

After leaving Jiang Lianzhu, his work and rest schedule became disordered again, sometimes he could not sleep all night, and sometimes he fell asleep only to be awakened by nightmares.

After returning to Beijing, there were many and complicated things to do, so I simply endured it, and when I couldn't bear it anymore, I could naturally sleep for an hour or two.

Or go to court early on the first day of the new year, and after paying New Year's greetings to the emperor, go back to the mansion and sleep for a day and a night, and get a good night's sleep. After that, until now, it's not done.

"Your Majesty, Tao Jiuxiang is backed by envoys. After ransacking the house, the stolen money did not match the amount. Everyone at the celebration banquet has checked it. Xue Huailu, Liu Zhi, Fu Chongshan, Sang Zhong and others are all criss-crossed. , each of them is related, the Xue and Liu families are also involved in the palace..." Liao Jiu said in a deep voice.

Emperor Xuan was furious, "Is it related to the palace? Who gave them the courage? Have you checked carefully?"

"Tao Jiuxiang has already been executed. Xue Huailu and Liu Zhi committed suicide by biting their tongues on the way back to Beijing under escort. They committed suicide in fear of crime. Now it has been discovered that the delivery of poisonous food was all handprints that were handed down from the palace... and there are rumors rumor……"

Xuanhuang had a bad feeling, "What are the rumors?"

"There are rumors in the market that your majesty is exhausted, the dragon body is badly damaged, and your life is not long. I heard rumors from Taoist priests that you deliberately sacrificed innocent people to heaven in exchange for your longevity. We have arrested all the storytellers in the capital. They all took high-priced money to do things for others, and there was a gap in the handover in Liangzhou, and there were malicious rumors and riots among the people, all of which were related to your body, the emperor..."

Emperor Xuan smiled angrily, "Okay! That's fine! Could it be that the spies sent by the neighboring country deliberately messed up? I asked Taoist priests to let people renew my life, absurd! Excuse me, where is the Taoist priest? I have a headache. It’s an old illness, and I used my old problem to spread rumors, affecting the stability and unity of our Da’an country, dreaming..."

Speaking of this, Xuanhuang's voice became colder and colder, "I have a headache, that is, the person close to me and a few old imperial doctors know about it, how did it spread to the outside?"

Liao Jiudao, "Your Majesty, not only that, but you also brought up the matter of King Xiang. You said that you killed King Xiang with your own hands, absorbed his life, and the eldest prince..."

"Prince Xiang and the eldest prince...have a good time..." Xuanhuang seemed to be caught in painful memories. "Who is so bold, what is his intention?"

Liao Jiu asked tentatively, "Your Majesty, I always feel that there is something strange about the matter between King Xiang and the eldest prince. Do you want to investigate again?"

Four years ago, when King Xiang harmed the Eldest Prince and intended to rebel, he was still traveling abroad and was not in the capital. After returning, the event was a foregone conclusion.

He only took over the six doors three years ago, and he is the youngest governor in history.

Many people opposed him and were not convinced by him. In the past three years, he has proved his ability with one case after another, and the voices of opposition from the senior officials in the DPRK and China have become less and less.

Regarding the rebellion of King Xiang, Liao Jiu read the case, it seems reasonable, but he always felt that King Xiang was not that kind of person.

He once had a friendship with King Xiang...

Emperor Xuan pressed his head, "No need, about King Xiang, I feel heartbroken every time I think about it, King Xiang has let me down so much!"

"Yes." Liao Jiu responded.

"You are still in charge of Liangzhou's follow-up matters, catch the people behind the scenes who are spreading rumors and make troubles, and deal with the matter better. This matter should be deliberately caused by neighboring countries, but there must be traitors in our country..."

"Weichen is investigating. Martial law has been imposed in Daliang Prefecture, and all major cities have issued a general document. No more troubles will be caused. They will spread rumors, and we will refute them. These are trivial matters."

Let the four major academies headed by Shanya Academy compile a book and send people out everywhere to study, give lectures, and raise awareness about how the emperor can't sleep and eat, how to mobilize the treasury to save the people from the fire and water, and how to punish the treacherous people. The people's awe of the emperor can naturally be suppressed.